How common is the surname Russom?

1,418 people in the United States had the surname Russom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. It ranked 19,152nd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Russom most common?

Wikidata records people named Russom in the United States.

Is the surname Russom getting more or less common?

More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,418 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Russom

A surname, carried by 1,418 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Russom is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,418 people named Russom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,298.

#19,152

rank among US surnames

1,418

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,313)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,145	Pon	1,419	217,580
#19,152	Pharris	1,418	217,733

Who is named Russom

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Russom identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Russoms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leon Russom
American actor, born 1941

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Russom

Russian

Russom has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

Questions

How common is the surname Russom?: 1,418 people in the United States had the surname Russom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. It ranked 19,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Russom?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Russom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Russom?: Leon Russom, American actor.
Where is the surname Russom most common?: Wikidata records people named Russom in the United States.
Is the surname Russom getting more or less common?: More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,418 in 2010, up 9.2%.